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Dutch authorities dismantled a large-scale botnet infecting 17 million devices and seized over 200 servers hosted by a local provider, marking a major cybercrime disruption operation.
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Law Enforcement bleeping computer · 5/29/2026
Dutch govt disrupts malware botnet with 17 million infected devices
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Dutch authorities dismantled a large-scale botnet infecting 17 million devices and seized over 200 servers hosted by a local provider, marking a major cybercrime disruption operation.
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